Adj.apologise

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 抱歉.
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Practice writing 抱歉 (bào qiàn) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

How to Use 抱歉 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 抱歉 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Verbwith
bào
qiàn
shuō
neutralWritten
say apologetically
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
bào
qiàn
neutral
very sorry
Verb + Object
gǎn
dào
bào
qiàn
neutral
feel sorry
biǎo
shì
bào
qiàn
formal
express apology

Example Sentences with 抱歉

bào
qiàn
chí
dào
le
Sorry, I'm late.
bào
qiàn
gāng
cái
méi
tīng
qīng
néng
fán
nín
zài
shuō
biàn
ma
Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly just now, could you please say it again?
duì
wèi
néng
shí
huí
nín
de
yóu
jiàn
biǎo
shì
shí
fēn
bào
qiàn
I sincerely apologize for not replying to your email in a timely manner.
bào
qiàn
xiǎo
xīn
fān
le
de
bēi
zi
Sorry, I accidentally knocked over your cup.
bìng
jué
de
bào
qiàn
fǎn
ér
rèn
wéi
de
zuò
hěn
He doesn't feel sorry at all; on the contrary, he thinks his approach is quite reasonable.
bào
qiàn
rǎo
xià
qǐng
wèn
shū
guǎn
zěn
me
zǒu
Sorry to bother you, but could you tell me how to get to the library?
duì
zhè
huì
shēn
gǎn
bào
qiàn
wàng
néng
dào
de
liàng
jiě
I deeply apologize for this misunderstanding and hope to gain your understanding.
suī
rán
duì
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
bào
qiàn
dàn
kǒng
gǎi
biàn
zhè
ge
jué
dìng
Although I feel very sorry about this, I'm afraid I cannot change this decision.